Our people

The Department counts over 50 members from various disciplines (geography, spatial planning, architecture, urban design, sociology, political sciences, economics, law, anthropology, and others), bringing in a large variety of geographical and educational backgrounds. This setting creates a particularly stimulating environment for research and teaching endeavours. We value critical thinking, plurality in research concepts and methods, and dialogues with all kinds of societal stakeholders.

Head of Department

Christian Schulz

Head of Department of Geography and Spatial Planning

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Geoffrey CARUSO

Full professor in Urban Analysis and Modelling

Faculty of Humanities, Education and Social Sciences
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Florian HERTWECK

Full professor in Architecture

Faculty of Humanities, Education and Social Sciences
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Catherine JONES

Assistant professor in Digital Human Geographies

Faculty of Humanities, Education and Social Sciences
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Harlan KOFF

Full professor

Faculty of Humanities, Education and Social Sciences
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Markus MIESSEN

Associate Professor in Urban Regeneration

Faculty of Humanities, Education and Social Sciences
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Birte NIENABER

Associate professor in Political Geography

Faculty of Humanities, Education and Social Sciences
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Desmond BAST

Doctoral researcher

Faculty of Humanities, Education and Social Sciences
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Sara BENCEKOVIC

Postdoctoral researcher

Faculty of Humanities, Education and Social Sciences
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Constance CARR

Research scientist

Faculty of Humanities, Education and Social Sciences
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Julian Gabriel CARVAJAL VALDES

Doctoral researcher

Faculty of Humanities, Education and Social Sciences
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Mugdha CHANDRATREYA

Doctoral researcher

Faculty of Humanities, Education and Social Sciences
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Julia DE FREITAS SAMPAIO

Postdoctoral researcher

Faculty of Humanities, Education and Social Sciences
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Brigitte BATYKO

Research Facilitator

Faculty of Humanities, Education and Social Sciences
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Nadjia KHOMRI

Administrator

Faculty of Humanities, Education and Social Sciences
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Stefania RIGILLO

Administrator

Faculty of Humanities, Education and Social Sciences
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Adolfo SOMMARRIBAS

Legal Advisor

Faculty of Humanities, Education and Social Sciences
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Sara VOLTERRANI

Study Programme Administrator

Faculty of Humanities, Education and Social Sciences
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Tom BECKER

Research and Development Specialist

Faculty of Humanities, Education and Social Sciences
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Jutta BISSINGER

Research and Development Specialist

Faculty of Humanities, Education and Social Sciences
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Naja CAMISA

Research and Development Specialist

Faculty of Humanities, Education and Social Sciences
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Nicole HOLZAPFEL-MANTIN

Research and Development Specialist

Faculty of Humanities, Education and Social Sciences
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Ralph PETRY

Research and Development Specialist

Faculty of Humanities, Education and Social Sciences
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Isabelle PIGERON-PIROTH

Research and Development Specialist

Faculty of Humanities, Education and Social Sciences
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